1. Compare and contrast the ways civilization developed in India and Mesopotamia


Civilization in India and Mesopotamia developed since these lands near major rivers were excellent for agriculture, in India civilizations developed after the numerous invasion and fortification from the Aryans and in Mesopotamia urban culture like Catal Huyuk first appeared, later developing early civilizations.

2. Compare and contrast the impact of Confucianism in China with Hinduism in India (200 B.C.E to 200 C.E.)

Confucianism led the Chinese to believe in philosophical ideas of ritual, self-control and polite manners and Hinduism led Indians to be nature loving, spiritual people, both lead to China’s and India’s culture and heavily influenced, modern advances.


3. Describe the changes and continuities in the role of women in the transition from a hunter gathering lifestyle to civilization

In hunter gather lifestyle and early civilizations women were seen as inferior in a patriarchy society, women were hard at gathering fruits and vegetable in the hunter gather life and women roles transited, taking care of the family and family issues in early civilization.



4. Compare the development of political structures in Classical China with those in Classical India.

In classical China and India, bureaucracy was used, but India had a religious influenced and a less emphasized political structure, while China had a more philosophical influence and a concrete and strict political structure.

5. Describe the different trading patterns China and India (200 B.C.E to 200 C.E.) What factors can explain these differences?

China and India both had extensive internal trade, but India had more external trade and heavily influenced India’s culture and artistic influences. The Chinese trading was disliked for in Confucianism lives devoted to moneymaking were scorn. India’s geography created better trade for India had dominance in water with the Indian Ocean and the channel to the Mediterranean Sea.
Rome and Han China

1. In what ways were the economic foundations of the Roman and the Han empires similar? What were the consequences of these differences?

1.Roman and Han empire had heavily agricultural and trade based economies, differing in the method and product of cultivation and the location. It effected its interactions with other nations and trade.

2. Compare the institutions of imperial government in Han China and those established in Rome after Augustus.
2. Han China had an imperial government of strong bureaucracy, central government and the Roman Empire had a lead for emperor and had legislative republic, where both had authoritative leaders and laws but in Roman republic people/citizens could participate in government but not in Han China. Han China government were influence with philosophy and Roman influenced by religion. After Augustus power excutive power was weak senate. High level of organizations. (wrong)

TS: Rome and Han China both had authorities leaders, in Rome republic they had a a legislative body and and executive power. In Han China's bureaucracy, it had one ruler with executive power to appoint official to control the country. Centralized empire roman assemble weaker, pretomuim guard. (changed)
D/C: Rome has executive power, consuls and legislative power, senate. In Han China a ruler had the the ultimate/only power to decide how the empire/dynasty was to be control and appointed officials. Emperor was borned into it.
Evidence: In the senate, members were virtually all executive office. They held public services/ speaks and arguments for the general good
Consuls held primary executive power and fix the Senate at a time of crisis.
Han China was centralized, where the executive leader, the ruler appointed governors for districts, and officials in smaller regions.

TS: Citizens in Rome and people of Han China had different levels of participate in government.
D/C: People in Roman republic could participate/ influence in government. In Han China bureaucracy, people had to obey governors band officials and could not influence or control the government. different. ( in holding laws China and created new laws)
Evidence: Roman citizens could gather in periodic assemblies to election various magistrate to representing commoners interest
Local warrior-landlords were attacked and wanted to create a large, highly skilled bureaucracy.

TS: Both Han China and Rome government were influenced by beliefs, in Rome the official/ Greco-roman religion and in Han China Confucius.
D/C: China's government was more philosophical/ legal and Roman's government was more religious/ moral.
Evidence: Roman government sponsored public ceremonies to honor gods/ goddesses./ religious festivals.
Attacked Christians.
Han china's government promoted Confucian philosophy as the official statement of Chinese values and encouraged the worship of Confucius of himself.

3. Compare the social and economic organization of Rome and Han China.
3. Han China and Rome societies were patriarchal and emphasized the family structure, the Han dynasty was also a hierarchy. Han China and Rome economic trade was important, Han China had internal trade and Rome, external trade. Rome stressed the important of the use of slaves and China economic were rich in technology. Rome and Han China had agricultural based economies, in Rome agriculture became commercial.


4. Compare and contrast the factors that lead to, and the effects of, the collapse of ancient Rome and Han China.
4. Both Han China and Rome Empire fell after foreign invasions of barbarians. Han China also had centuries of war from internal divisions, causing it to decline and be overthrown.Rome lost territory, causing the population and economy to deteriorate and its government weaken.

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